Shloka 12
गोमहात्म्य-प्रश्नोत्तरम्
Saudāsa–Vasiṣṭha on the Purifying Power of Cows
राघवो5पि प्रिय भ्रात्रे लकक्ष्मणाय यशस्विने । ऋषिभ्यो लक्ष्मणेनोक्तमरण्ये वसता प्रभो
rāghavo 'pi priya-bhrātre lakṣmaṇāya yaśasvine | ṛṣibhyo lakṣmaṇenoktam araṇye vasatā prabho ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Même Rāghava, pour l’amour de son frère bien-aimé — l’illustre Lakṣmaṇa —, alors qu’il demeurait dans la forêt, transmit aux sages ṛṣi ce que Lakṣmaṇa avait énoncé, ô seigneur.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic regard for one’s brother and the proper transmission of counsel: a righteous person honors a devoted sibling and communicates matters respectfully to sages, even amid hardship like forest exile.
Bhīṣma cites an example from Rāma’s forest life: Rāma, in connection with Lakṣmaṇa, conveys to the sages what Lakṣmaṇa had said, presenting Rāma’s conduct as exemplary.